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| birth_date = [[1959]] |
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| birth_place = [[Tazewell County, Illinois]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| occupation = Biologist, writer |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| period = [[1996]] to the present |
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| genre = [[nonfiction]] |
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| subject = [[ecology]], [[cancer]], [[fertility]], [[pregnancy]], [[toxicology]] |
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| magnum_opus = [[Living Downstream]] |
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| influences = [[Rachel Carson]], [[Natalie Angier]] |
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| influenced = [[Marla Cone]] |
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| website = [http://www.steingraber.com Sandra Steingraber's Official Website] |
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'''Sandra Steingraber''' (b. [[1959]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[biologist]] and [[author]] in the tradition of [[Rachel Carson]]. Steingraber writes and lectures on the [[natural environment|environment]]al factors that contribute to [[reproductive]] health problems and [[cancer]]. |
'''Sandra Steingraber''' (b. [[1959]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[biologist]] and [[author]] in the tradition of [[Rachel Carson]]. Steingraber writes and lectures on the [[natural environment|environment]]al factors that contribute to [[reproductive]] health problems and [[cancer]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Steingraber was adopted as an infant, and she grew up in [[Tazewell County, Illinois]]. Her mother was a [[microbiologist]] and her father was a community college [[teacher]]. <ref>{{cite book | author= Sandra Steingraber | title=Having Faith: an Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood | year=2001 | publisher=Perseus}}</ref> Her parents inculcated in her an interest in [[sustainable development]] and [[organic agriculture]] from a young age. <ref>{{cite web | title=The Ecology of Pizza | author=Sandra Steingraber|url=http://www.theorganicreport.com/pages/318_the_ecology_of_pizza_entire_19_pages_.cfm| accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> |
Steingraber was adopted as an infant, and she grew up in [[Tazewell County, Illinois]]. Her mother was a [[microbiologist]] and her father was a community college [[teacher]]. <ref>{{cite book | author= Sandra Steingraber | title=Having Faith: an Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood | year=2001 | publisher=Perseus}}</ref> Her parents inculcated in her an interest in [[sustainable development]] and [[organic agriculture]] from a young age. <ref>{{cite web | title=The Ecology of Pizza | author=Sandra Steingraber|url=http://www.theorganicreport.com/pages/318_the_ecology_of_pizza_entire_19_pages_.cfm| accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> |
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After her cancer went into [[remission]], Steingraber completed her undergraduate degree in [[biology]] from [[Illinois Wesleyan University]]. She worked for several years as a field researcher, eventually earning her [[doctorate]] in biology from the [[University of Michigan]]. Steingraber also holds a [[master's degree]] in English from [[Illinois State University]]. |
After her cancer went into [[remission]], Steingraber completed her undergraduate degree in [[biology]] from [[Illinois Wesleyan University]]. She worked for several years as a field researcher, eventually earning her [[doctorate]] in biology from the [[University of Michigan]]. Steingraber also holds a [[master's degree]] in English from [[Illinois State University]]. |
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==Awards and Honors== |
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''[[Ms. Magazine]]'' named Steingraber its "Woman of the Year" in [[1997]], following the publication of ''Living Downstream''. Two years later, she won the Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association. In 1999, she spoke before the [[United Nations]] on the topic of [[breastmilk]] contamination. In 2001, she earned the Rachel Carson Leadership Award. <ref>{{cite web | title=Steingraber's website |url=http://www.steingraber.com | accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> In 2006, Steingraber was awarded a Heroes Tribute by the [[Breast Cancer Fund]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ithaca College's Sandra Steingraber Receives High Honor From Breast Cancer Fund| url=http://www.ithaca.edu/news/release.php?id=1925| accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> |
''[[Ms. Magazine]]'' named Steingraber its "Woman of the Year" in [[1997]], following the publication of ''Living Downstream''. Two years later, she won the Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association. In 1999, she spoke before the [[United Nations]] on the topic of [[breastmilk]] contamination. In 2001, she earned the Rachel Carson Leadership Award. <ref>{{cite web | title=Steingraber's website |url=http://www.steingraber.com | accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> In 2006, Steingraber was awarded a Heroes Tribute by the [[Breast Cancer Fund]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ithaca College's Sandra Steingraber Receives High Honor From Breast Cancer Fund| url=http://www.ithaca.edu/news/release.php?id=1925| accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:01, 31 August 2006
Sandra Steingraber | |
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| Born | 1959 Tazewell County, Illinois, USA |
| Occupation | Biologist, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1996 to the present |
| Genre | nonfiction |
| Subject | ecology, cancer, fertility, pregnancy, toxicology |
| Website | |
| Sandra Steingraber's Official Website | |
Sandra Steingraber (b. 1959) is an American biologist and author in the tradition of Rachel Carson. Steingraber writes and lectures on the environmental factors that contribute to reproductive health problems and cancer.
Biography
Steingraber was adopted as an infant, and she grew up in Tazewell County, Illinois. Her mother was a microbiologist and her father was a community college teacher. [1] Her parents inculcated in her an interest in sustainable development and organic agriculture from a young age. [2]
In her 20s, Steingraber developed bladder cancer. She was not alone; in several of her books, she describes an apparent cancer cluster in her hometown.[3]
After her cancer went into remission, Steingraber completed her undergraduate degree in biology from Illinois Wesleyan University. She worked for several years as a field researcher, eventually earning her doctorate in biology from the University of Michigan. Steingraber also holds a master's degree in English from Illinois State University.
Awards and Honors
Ms. Magazine named Steingraber its "Woman of the Year" in 1997, following the publication of Living Downstream. Two years later, she won the Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association. In 1999, she spoke before the United Nations on the topic of breastmilk contamination. In 2001, she earned the Rachel Carson Leadership Award. [4] In 2006, Steingraber was awarded a Heroes Tribute by the Breast Cancer Fund.[5]
Steingraber now teaches at Ithaca College, located in Ithaca, New York. She is married to Jeff de Castro, a sculptor and art restoration specialist.
Books by Steingraber
- The Spoils of Famine: Ethiopian Famine Policy and Peasant Agriculture (Cultural Survival Report 25) (1988, co-author), which raised issues of ecology and human rights in Africa.
- Post-diagnosis (1995), a volume of poetry on living with cancer.
- Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment (1997), which proposed a relationship between cancer registry data and toxics-release inventory data.
- Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood (2001), which explored fetal toxicology and genetics with respect to Steingraber's own pregnancy.
References
- ^ Sandra Steingraber (2001). Having Faith: an Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood. Perseus.
- ^ Sandra Steingraber. "The Ecology of Pizza". Retrieved 2006-08-31.
- ^ Sandra Steingraber (1997). Living Downstream: an Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment. Addison-Wesley.
- ^ "Steingraber's website". Retrieved 2006-08-31.
- ^ "Ithaca College's Sandra Steingraber Receives High Honor From Breast Cancer Fund". Retrieved 2006-08-31.